When will the power be back in Oxford, AL?
Our restoration forecast is independent and unofficial, never the utility's commitment. How it works · How accurate it has been
Oxford is a city of about 22,088 residents in Calhoun County.
Alabama Power has reported outages for Oxford by name on its own public outage map (most recently observed 2026-09-18) — so when Oxford is affected, this page can show the city's own customers-out count and restoration time rather than only the county-wide total.
ZIP codes in Oxford:
Checking a ZIP goes straight to the address-level view for that area.
Around Oxford: the closest other places we track are Anniston, about 6 miles to the northeast; Jacksonville, about 16 miles to the northeast; Talladega, about 17 miles to the southwest; and Pell City, about 23 miles to the west. Also nearby: Rainbow City (27 mi NW), Gadsden (30 mi N), Moody (36 mi W), Sylacauga (37 mi SW), Leeds (40 mi W), Trussville (41 mi W), Boaz (45 mi N) and Alexander City (47 mi S).
Looking further out, the nearest place we track is: northeast toward Cartersville, GA (73 mi); east toward Dallas, GA (63 mi); southeast toward Valley (67 mi); south toward Auburn (72 mi); southwest toward Chelsea (48 mi); west toward Birmingham (54 mi); and northwest toward Huntsville (88 mi).
Who serves Oxford?
We track live outage data from Alabama Power in Calhoun County — but several utilities can serve one county, so confirm your own by searching your address on the live map. Cherokee Electric Cooperative, Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative and City of Piedmont also serve parts of Calhoun County — we don't yet read their own live outage maps.
Oxford's last tracked outage began Oct 11, peaked at 133 customers out, and was restored in 3 hours. Across the 6 outages tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours.
- Oct 11 — 133 customers out, restored in 3 hours
- Oct 11 — 42 customers out, restored in 40 minutes
- Oct 10 — 160 customers out, restored in 19 hours
- Sep 23 — 27 customers out, restored in 3 hours
County context: across all of Calhoun County, federal outage records (EAGLE-I, 2014–2025) show outages of 200+ customers typically restored in about 4.5 hr. The full record for Calhoun County
Common questions
When will my power be back on in Oxford, AL?
It depends on the cause and how many crews are working; the live status at the top of this page shows the current outlook. For context from Oxford's own record: across the 6 outages this site has tracked here, the typical (median) restoration ran 2 hours — the outage-history panel above lists them.
How do I check the power outage status in Oxford, AL?
To check your own street, search an Oxford ZIP code — 36203 — and the map opens on that area.
